Resilient wheel.



A. MELETTI. RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION man ran. 1. m

Patented Sept. 3, 1918. 33

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ADOLPI-I ELETTI, E EVERLY, NEW JERsE ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH To HENRY WALTER AND ONE-FOURTH TO ALBERT L.. PANCOAST, BOTH 0E IV RSIDE, .NEW

JERSEY.

REsILIEN'r WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLPr-r MELETTI, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at Beverly, in the county of Burlington and.

State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Resilient Wheels,

of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to wheels for ve-' hicles andtthe like, and has for an object" the provision of a wheel of great resiliency and wearing properties, combining dura ,billty. of structure and llghtness 01%.W6lght with certain pneumatic effects desired in a wheel of this character. v

Among other features the invention com-f prehends a wheel havlng its various parts arranged so that the same, can be readily and quickly assembled and disassembled for :the substitution or repair "of old orworn parts.

Still further the invention comprehends a wheel in which the annoyances and dangers of punctures and blow-outs are avoided, the wheel however having desirable cushioning effects to insure easy and smooth riding over the highway, of a vehicle equipped with wheels of the mentioned character.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constitutin a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation showing a portion of the wheel:

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken through the wheel:

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the side pieces:

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the fastening elements, and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the views Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 3, 1918,

"Application filed February. 7, 1916. serial No. 76,728.

with the other by providing the edge of one side piece with a groove 19 and the opposite piece witha bead 20. Thus when the side pieces are placed upon the rim their inner edges will abut andinterfit as clearly shown shownin Fig. 2.

Fastening elements 21 are provided to secure the side pieces. 13 to the rim, each element comprising a stem 22 having a lug 23 formed at one end thereof and a similar lug 24 for disposition'on the other or free end of the stem, the latter end being threaded for the application of a suitable nut 25 thereon. Each lug 23, 2 1, is formed with a flange 26, with the flange on one lug ex tending in one direction and the flange on the other lug extending in the opposite direction. Referring carefully to Fig. 2 it will be clear that the flanges of the lugs fitting into the grooves on the side pieces will, when the stem is disposed in the groove or opening 12 secure the side pieces rigidly upon threading the nut 25 upon the threaded portion of the stem 22, thereby also interfitting and locking the bead 20 in the groove 19.

A casing 27 of rubber, canvas or some suitable composition incloses a pneumatic tube 28 and the major portion of the casing is adapted to lie in the flared portion 28 of the side pieces 13, the latter being curved and flared sufiiciently to amply accommodate the casing when the same is compressed by pressure. The casing 27 is somewhat the shape and design of the usual shoe now generally forming a part of the usual tire, the casing therefor having enlarged annular flanges 29 fitting within and encompassed by annular ribs 30 of a plate 31 formed with annular projections 32, secur ing a preferably solid shoe 33 to the plate 31.

Referring now to Fig. 2 in connection with the last mentioned parts of the structure, it will be seen that upon deflating the tube 28, the flanges 29 can be removed from engagement with the ribs 30 and the casing and tube removed from the plate and side pieces to permit of repairing the casing or tube or substituting new parts therefor. So

also the side pieces can be removed by unscrewing the nuts from the stems of the fastening elements 21, thereby permitting of readily taking the ntire structure apart for the purposes heretofore mentioned.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the entire device consisting of few and simple parts, can be constructed to present great duraliiility of structure and effectively perform the functions for which it is intended, the various parts being readily accessible when in need of repair.

Although I have shown and described a particular form of my invention it Will be understood that I do not limit myself to the detailed construction set forth herein and that various slight changes may be made, provided I do not depart from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claim.

In order to prevent disconnection between the tire 27 and the rim 31 in the event of a blow-out or puncture occuring to said tire, the tread 33 is provided at spaced intervals with radial bores 3% arranged in alinement with openings 35 formed in the rim 31. The openings 35 are adapted to receive tire locking lugs 36 Which engage with the tire section 27 and :t'rictionally grip the same, by the action of adjusting nuts 37 to securely connect said tire section with the rim 31. The bores 341- permit a suitable form of wrench to be inserted Within the tread 33 to re 'ulate the action of said looking lugs 36. The construction described in this paragraph has been particularly illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing.

Having described my invention, I claim:

In a resilient Wheel, rim members provided at their outer sides with grooves, se-

curing devices engaging in said grooves, said run members being provided respectively at their inner portions with a groove and bead which engage each other a casing mounted on said rim members, an annular plate surroundingsaid casing and having means which engage the edge portions of the same.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence oftwo Witnesses.

ADOLPH MELETTI.

' Witnesses:

HERBERT O. ZIEGLER,

CHAS. H.=ZIEGLER.

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